Meet Amitav Ghosh in Mumbai

Fans of the Ibis Trilogy, rejoice! mid-day readers will get a unique chance to interact with The Ibis Trilogy author, Amitav Ghosh, when he visits the city on Friday, June 12 to launch the last title in the trilogy, Flood of Fire (Penguin Random House).

Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh

Mumbai-based celebrity author Shobhaa De will be in conversation with Ghosh where he will introduce city audiences to the final book in his Trilogy.

Amitav Ghosh will release Flood of Fire this Friday at NGMA. Pic/Atul Kamble

It draws to a close Ghosh’s stunning work of historic fiction that chronicles continents, stormy seas and of course, the thriving opium trade that reshaped power dynamics in Asia and Europe in the 19th century.

To meet the author, all you need to do is answer this simple question about the Ibis Trilogy. 10 lucky winners, who mail the correct answer at the earliest, will be able to be a part of an exclusive interaction with Amitav Ghosh at the Taj Mahal Hotel, on Saturday, June 13, 10 am onwards.

What is the title of the second book in The Ibis Trilogy?

HOW TO WIN?Mail your answer to contest@mid-day.com before 12 noon on June 12, 2015. Winners will be contacted individually.